Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) and her sisters Emily Bronte
(1818-1848) and Anne Bronte (1820-1849) have charmed, inspired, and even shocked
readers from the Victorian age to the present. Raised in Haworth,
Yorkshire, the three sisters produced such classics as Jane Eyre,
Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Influenced
by British Romantic poets like Wordsworth, Scott, and Byron, the Brontes
produced a cast of unforgettable characters such as the devoted governess, Jane
Eyre, and the lovers, Heathcliff, Cathy, and Hareton. The Bronte Family
website explores the lives, literature, and art of these important Victorian
women writers.